Jonathan Wilkinson (politician)
| Jonathan Wilkinson MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for North Vancouver | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Saxton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater |
University of Saskatchewan (B.A.) University of Oxford, McGill University (Masters) |
| Profession | Businessman |
Jonathan Wilkinson (born 1965 or 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of North Vancouver in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. Before entering politics, Wilkinson was a constitutional negotiator and businessman who spent twenty years in the private sector, mainly with green technology companies.
Early life and career
Wilkinson was born in Sault Ste. Marie and grew up in Saskatoon.[1] He was the former leader of the New Democratic Party's youth wing in Saskatchewan.[1][2]
Wilkinson earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Saskatchewan and became a Rhodes Scholar. He earned master's degrees in international relations, politics, and economics from Oxford and McGill.[1]
Wilkinson was an advisor to Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow and served in the provincial civil service from 1991 to 1995, when he joined Bain & Company's Toronto branch. [1] In 1999, he relocated to Vancouver to work for QuestAir Technologies, a gas purification company and he became its CEO in 2002.[1] In 2009, he became the senior vice-president for business development in Nexterra Systems, a biomass company.[1] In 2011, Wilkinson became the CEO of BioTeQ Environmental Technologies, a water treatment company based in Vancouver.[1]
Federal politics
Wilkinson was nominated as the Liberal candidate for North Vancouver in the 2015 federal election in June 2014.[2] In the election, he won over 55% of the vote and defeated Conservative incumbent Andrew Saxton.[3]
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015 | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Jonathan Wilkinson | 36,458 | 56.65 | +26.94 | – | |||
| Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 17,301 | 26.88 | -20.68 | – | |||
| Green | Claire Martin | 5,350 | 8.31 | +3.08 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Carleen Thomas | 5,015 | 7.79 | -9.07 | – | |||
| Libertarian | Ismet Yetisen | 136 | 0.21 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Payam Azad | 94 | 0.15 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,354 | 100.0 | $218,801.55 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 218 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 64,572 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 84,093 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.81% | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Blackwell, Richard (6 September 2012). "BioteQ's Jonathan Wilkinson a business oddity, but no fish out of water". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- 1 2 "Liberals select North Shore candidates for 2015 federal election". Vancouver Sun. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Judd, Amy (20 October 2015). "Liberal candidate Jonathan Wilkinson elected in North Vancouver". Global News. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Vancouver, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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